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Very honest autobiography. And one of the most dynamic and unique autobiographies I have read. Made me re-evaluate my own activism and the importance of centering disability voices.
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This was such a great book. I have heard about Alice through various other connections but this was my first time reading her writing. I really enjoyed the different pieces in this book. Very important discussions on disability, quality of life, systems, activism and of course cats!
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I think this was a really interesting collection of essays! I really liked learning about all of Alice’s projects and the stories behind how those came to be. I did think it got a little repetitive at times, but this works really well as an introduction to disability activism! I did struggle a bit with the audiobook, but that was my own fault. There are a lot of extra materials within the book like a crossword puzzle, pictures, and Twitter threads that I didn’t get to fully immerse myself in. Again, that’s my own fault for not picking up a physical copy to co-read with. Still so glad I read this one!
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This memoir is like nothing I've ever read before in the beat way possible!!
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TL;DR - Alice Wong is a fucking badass rockstar.
This book has single-handedly restored my faith in memoirs/essays/prose by Asian American women. I love how she explicitly says who the book is for and who the book isn't for. I agree with Alice that I am tired of hearing stories of "not being enough" or "too much/to little" when it comes to different marginalized identities -- they serve a specific purpose and people that seek that type of literature can get it, but after reading several of the genre, I realize I am very far beyond my own reckoning with my Asian American identity and I do not need that.
Rather than talking about intersectionality or using jargon-y academic language, the stories, experiences, and conversations documented in this book were so powerful in the ways they had me reflect on my own privileges and/or oppression. I would highly recommend this for folks who already have a decent understanding of identity politics / community building around marginalization and systemic oppression and want something that dives deeper while keeping community building, solidarity, and futuristic dreaming at the for-front. I really want to go read disability/visibility after finishing this.
I could deconstruct so many parts of this book and/or want to engage in so many conversations about my takeaways and/or reflections... but I also just want to sit and enjoy it for the damn good storytelling that it is.
A quote that stuck out to me: "Slow or fast, people can find me in these words and the spaces in between long after I'm gone."
This book has single-handedly restored my faith in memoirs/essays/prose by Asian American women. I love how she explicitly says who the book is for and who the book isn't for. I agree with Alice that I am tired of hearing stories of "not being enough" or "too much/to little" when it comes to different marginalized identities -- they serve a specific purpose and people that seek that type of literature can get it, but after reading several of the genre, I realize I am very far beyond my own reckoning with my Asian American identity and I do not need that.
Rather than talking about intersectionality or using jargon-y academic language, the stories, experiences, and conversations documented in this book were so powerful in the ways they had me reflect on my own privileges and/or oppression. I would highly recommend this for folks who already have a decent understanding of identity politics / community building around marginalization and systemic oppression and want something that dives deeper while keeping community building, solidarity, and futuristic dreaming at the for-front. I really want to go read disability/visibility after finishing this.
I could deconstruct so many parts of this book and/or want to engage in so many conversations about my takeaways and/or reflections... but I also just want to sit and enjoy it for the damn good storytelling that it is.
A quote that stuck out to me: "Slow or fast, people can find me in these words and the spaces in between long after I'm gone."